
2011 - THE YEAR OF THE
BIBLE
Following the CRE booking, Luke Walton, the Arts Development Officer of Bible Society, asked us to make Re:Creation available for the Bible Fresh initiative as part of the 2011 celebrations events for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. At the 12UK wide
Bible Fresh launch meetings, details were presented to over 1000 church
leaders through information packs which include a CD with 20 minutes of extracts
from the full Re:Creation score. We are encouraging churches to partner
with their local choral societies, orchestras and soloists to present
Re:Creation. We have also prepared an abridged
version (approx 60 minutes) to enable organisers to present
Re:Creation as half a concert programme, and to perform extracts from
King James text oratorios in the same concert (eg Messiah, Elijah)
See PRESS RELEASE
BIBLEFRESH BOOKINGS 2011:
Sat 12th March
SCRATCH CHOIR WORKSHOP DAY, Burlington Baptist Church, Ipswich, Suffolk
Organised by Music and Worship Foundation with Geoff
Weaver and Richard Hubbard using selections from
Re:Creation Part 2.
Wed 11th May
THE CHRISTIAN RESOURCES EXHIBITION, Sandown Race Course, Esher,Surrey
A presentation of extracts in the Arts Theatre at 1pm by the
Re:Creation
Singers.
Sat 11th June
LONDON PENTECOST FESTIVAL, Methodist Central
Hall, Westminster , London
Re:Creation is the concluding
concert of the 6 day festival, which in 2010 attracted 20,000 people. It is
being performed in Central Hall - a 2,200 seater, opposite Westminster Abbey -
and will be conducted by Dr. Noel Tredinnick, a frequent contributor to BBC Songs
of Praise, who is the Director of Music at All Souls, Langham Place. Noel is probably the best known and
respected UK Christian conductor who has run his sell-out concerts, Prom Praise and Christmas Praise at The Royal Albert
Hall since 1988 with similar events across the UK , Europe and the USA . Soloists
will include Heidi Pegler, Sarah Stroh, Stuart Overington, Peter Barber and John Langley singing the voice of God.
The chorus will include about 100 singers from three choirs: The Occam Singers (Director: David Gibson), Re:Creation Singers from
Guildford and Sing Immanuel (Director:
Alan
Crosskey ) from Buckhurst Hill. The Chameleon Arts
Orchestra will play at this Gala performance.
Sat 10th September
CHRIST CHURCH URC,Chelmsford , Essex
A performance by singers from local choirs and orchestra under of the
direction of Edward Allen, Head of
Music at Billericay School .
Sat 1st October
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Lindfield,West
Sussex
A performance by The New Sussex Singers.
Sat 8th October
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, Egham, Surrey
Egham Choral Society will sing Re:Creation under the direction of Steve Merrony.
Sat 15th October
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Guildford,Surrey
The Occam Singers will sing Re:Creation augmented by the
Re:Creation
Singers.
The orchestra under the direction of David Gibson, is
New London Sinfonia.
Following the CRE booking, Luke Walton, the Arts Development Officer of Bible Society, asked us to make Re:Creation available for the Bible Fresh initiative as part of the 2011 celebrations events for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible. At the 12
See PRESS RELEASE
BIBLEFRESH BOOKINGS 2011:
Sat 12th March
SCRATCH CHOIR WORKSHOP DAY, Burlington Baptist Church, Ipswich, Suffolk
Wed 11th May
THE CHRISTIAN RESOURCES EXHIBITION, Sandown Race Course, Esher,
Sat 11th June
Sat 10th September
CHRIST CHURCH URC,
Sat 1st October
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Lindfield,
Sat 8th October
ST JOHN'S CHURCH, Egham, Surrey
Egham Choral Society will sing Re:Creation under the direction of Steve Merrony.
Sat 15th October
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, Guildford,
Date To Be Announced
ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Lindfield,
OTHER NEWS:
Contacts are pending in the Far East as the editor of the Council for World Mission's Global magazine Inside Out has featured Re:Creation (see feature review) and will commend us to church leaders in the English speaking congregations where there are choir directors.
SACRED CHORAL COLLECTION now on sale..!

A selection of short pieces by Re:Creation composer David Perkins for mixed choir, soloists and piano/organ accompaniment compiled from longer works including Re:Creation, Song of Psalms and Mass. Profits from the sale of scores will go towards the promotion of Re:Creation to a wider audience.
For more information or to order copies (£10 + p&p) contact: derek@recreationtheoratorio.com